One arm is placed horizontally with a "B" handshape to represent the ground. The other arm is placed vertically, with fingers extended and apart, elbow resting on the back of the first hand, to represent a tree. The wrist is twisted back and forth slightly.
Point to the object, then sign 'tree' by resting your vertical elbow on your horizontal hand and twisting your wrist to show the branches swaying.
Sign 'tree' using your base arm as the ground and your dominant arm as the trunk, then mime the action of climbing up the trunk.
Sign 'tree' with your fingers spread wide, then flutter your fingers downward to represent the leaves falling to the ground.
Point to the object, then sign 'tree' by resting your vertical elbow on your horizontal hand and twisting your wrist to show the branches swaying.
Sign 'tree' using your base arm as the ground and your dominant arm as the trunk, then mime the action of climbing up the trunk.
Sign 'tree' with your fingers spread wide, then flutter your fingers downward to represent the leaves falling to the ground.
Yes, typically your non-dominant hand acts as the ground (horizontal), and your dominant hand acts as the tree (vertical). This keeps your signing consistent and comfortable.
The twisting motion should be gentle and moderate, like a tree swaying in a normal breeze. However, if you are telling a story about a fierce storm, you might twist it faster and more aggressively to show the wind's intensity!
No, keep your fingers extended and apart, but still. The movement comes entirely from twisting the wrist back and forth, not from wiggling the individual fingers.
